HAYWARD — A man who was struck and killed by a van as he crossed the street in his wheelchair Saturday night has been identified as 40-year-old David Emmett Gomez of Hayward.

Police said Gomez was crossing the 27000 block of Patrick Avenue near Weekes Community Park around 9:30 p.m. when he was struck by a white Ford van. Gomez, who lives nearby, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

According to Sgt. Bobbie Koller, drugs or alcohol are not believed to have been factors in the accident. The driver of the van is cooperating with the investigation and “preliminarily, it doesn’t look like there was any criminal activity involved,” Koller said.

Eric Kurhi is a reporter for the Bay Area News Group based at The Mercury News. He covers Santa Clara County government and general assignment duties. An East Bay native, he has been editing and reporting at local newspapers since graduating from San Francisco State University in 1997.